JP2001059880A - Alarm clock - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an alarm clock capable of waking only a specific person up. SOLUTION: This alarm clock is provided with an arm band 5 to be worn on an arm, and an alarm clock 3 with a transmitter 19 provided separately from the arm band 5 to transmit a signal B at set time. The arm band 5 is provided with a receiver 27 to receive the signal B from the transmitter 19 and a vibrator 29, and the vibrator 29 vibrates at the time when the receiver 27 receives the signal B from the transmitter 19.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an alarm device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, an alarm clock emits an alarm sound such as a bell or a buzzer at a set time. In addition, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-268074, a technique in which a piezoelectric element is incorporated in a wristwatch and the piezoelectric element vibrates at a set time to wake up the user (notify the user of the set time). Is disclosed.

[0003]

However, when an alarm clock is used, there may be a case where when a plurality of people are sleeping in the same room, only a certain person wants to wake up (get up). The conventional alarm clock has a disadvantage that not only a specific person but also another person wakes up. On the other hand, in the technology of vibrating a wristwatch, it is possible to wake up a specific person by vibrating the wristwatch. There is a disadvantage that it is difficult to remove.

[0004] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a wake-up device capable of waking only a specific person with a simple operation.

[0005]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a table clock having a wearing body attached to a part of a body and a transmitter provided separately from the wearing body and transmitting a signal at a set time. An alarm device comprising: a mounting body, a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter, and a vibrating body,
The vibrator vibrates when the receiver receives a signal from the transmitter.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the receiver receives a signal from the transmitter, the vibrating body vibrates, and a tactile stimulus to the person (specific person) wearing the wearing body due to the vibration. Is given.

[0007] Since the tactile stimulus is given by the vibrating body, only a specific person wearing the vibrating body can sense and wake up. Also, since the table clock is larger than the wristwatch, the operation of setting the set time can be easily performed.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the clock includes a timer for measuring an elapsed time from a set time, a sound source for generating a notification sound, and activation and deactivation of the sound source. A sound source switch that performs the operation, the vibrating body includes a stop switch that stops the vibration of the vibrating body, and after the vibration of the vibrating body is stopped by operating the stop switch, when the sound source switch is not turned off,
When the timer measures a predetermined elapsed time from the set time, the clock sound source emits a notification sound.

[0009] According to the second aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the same effects as the invention described in the above, the specific person given the vibration of the vibrating body stops the vibration of the vibrating body by operating the stop switch, and further turns off the sound source switch of the watch (the sound source switch). (Turn off) and stop the operation of the wake-up device.

On the other hand, when the sound source switch is not turned off after the vibration is stopped by operating the stop switch (for example, when the user sleeps after stopping the vibration or sleeps without waking up due to the vibration) In the case of ()), when a predetermined time elapses from the set time, a notification sound is emitted from the sound source of the clock.

Since the stimulus is given stepwise by the tactile stimulus by the vibration and the auditory stimulus by the notification sound,
A certain person can be surely awakened.

[0012] The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2.
In the invention described in (1), the wearing body is a band worn on an arm.

[0013] According to the third aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the effects similar to those of the invention described in Item 2, the present invention can be easily worn on the body by using an arm band as the wearing body.

[0014] The invention described in claim 4 is the first or second invention.
In the invention described in (1), the wearing body is a wristwatch.

[0015] According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the first aspect is provided.
In addition to the same effects as those of the invention described in the second aspect, the wristwatch is used as the wearing body, so that there is no need to prepare a separate wearing body, and the configuration is simple.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an alarm device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an arm band, and FIG.
It is a block diagram which shows control of an alarm device. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the alarm device 1 includes an alarm clock 3 as a clock and an arm band (wearing body) 5 worn on an arm.

The alarm clock 3 includes a display section 11 for displaying the time (time) by the long hand 7 and the short hand 9, a setting knob 13 for setting a time at which the user A wants to wake up, a bell 15 as a sound source, and a bell 15. , A sound source switch 17 for operating and stopping the operation, a transmitter 19, and a control unit 21. Reference numeral 20 in FIG. 1 denotes an adjustment knob for adjusting the positions of the long hand 7 and the short hand 9, and the time can be adjusted by turning the adjustment knob 20.

The setting knob 13 is provided on the side of the alarm clock 3. By turning the setting knob 13, the indicator hand 23 provided on the display unit 11 is rotated, and the time is set by adjusting the indicator hand 23 to the time at which the user A wants to wake up. In the embodiment, the pointer 23 is set at 7:00). It is only necessary to turn the setting knob 13 of the relatively large alarm clock 3, and the operation of setting the time is simple.

When the set time set by the setting knob 13 is reached (at 7:00), the control means 21 causes the transmitter 19 incorporated in the alarm clock 3 to transmit the signal B.

The control means 21 has a timer 25 for measuring an elapsed time from the set time.
1, the elapsed time from the set time is input in advance (in the present embodiment, the elapsed time of 5 minutes is input). When the timer 25 measures 5 minutes from the set time (when it is 5 minutes after the set time), the control unit 21
If the sound source switch 17 is not turned off (the sound source switch 1
If the switch 7 is not turned off), the bell 15 is operated to emit an alarm sound.

In this embodiment, the acoustic switch 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes a so-called slide switch, which is turned on by sliding the acoustic switch 17.
Although the switch is turned on / off, the switch is not limited to this, and a switch of a push button type may be used.

The arm band 5 is wound around the arm of the user A, and as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a receiver 27 for receiving a signal B from the transmitter 19, and a vibrator (vibrator) 2
9 and a stop switch 31 for stopping vibration of the vibrator 29 are arranged outside the arm band 5.

When the receiver 27 receives the signal B from the transmitter 19, the power supply 3 built in the vibrator 29
3 is started.

In this embodiment, the vibrator 29
A piezoelectric element is used, and vibrates when the power supply 33 is activated. The vibration of the vibrator 29 is
The operation is stopped by pressing the stop switch 31.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described based on the above-described configuration and the flowchart of FIG. FIG.
5 is a flowchart showing a flow of control by the control means.

In step S1, it is determined whether or not the set time has come. If the set time has come, step S2 is executed.
, The transmitter 19 transmits the signal B. In these steps S1 and S2, when the time set by the setting knob 13, that is, in this embodiment, at 7:00, the signal B is transmitted from the transmitter 13 to the receiver 27.
Is sent.

When the receiver 27 receives the signal B, the power supply 3
3 is activated and the vibrator 29 vibrates, and the sleeping user A wakes up by being provided with the tactile stimulation by the vibration. Since the user A can be awakened by tactile stimulation by the vibrator 29, even when a plurality of people are sleeping in the same room, the user A wearing the arm band 5 (a specific person) ) Can only happen.

In step S3, it is determined whether or not the sound source switch 17 of the alarm clock 3 is turned off. In this step S3, the user A who wakes up by sensing the vibration of the vibrator 29 at 7:00
Stops the vibration of the vibrator 29 by the stop switch 31 and further turns off the sound source switch 17 so that the notification sound of the bell 15 does not sound.

On the other hand, when the sound source switch 17 is not turned off (when the sound source switch 17 is not turned off), when the vibration is stopped by the stop switch 31 and then the user goes to sleep or sleeps without being able to wake up due to the vibration. If it is ON, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, it is determined whether or not the timer 25 has measured five minutes from the set time (whether or not five minutes have passed since 7:00). If it has been five minutes, the process proceeds to step S5. Activate bell 15. In steps S4 and S5, the bell 15 of the alarm clock 3 is activated and an alarm sound is sounded five minutes after the set time, whereby the user A is awakened.

The stimulation is given stepwise by the tactile stimulation by vibration and the auditory stimulation by the notification sound.
The user A can be reliably awakened.

In step S6, the tone generator switch 17
Is determined to be OFF, and if OFF, the operation of the bell 15 is stopped in step S7. In steps S6 and S7, the user A who has been awakened by the notification sound of the bell 15 turns off the sound source switch 17 to stop the notification sound.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, as shown in FIG.
Instead of using a wristwatch 35, the receiver 27 and the vibrator 29 may be arranged in the band portion 36. In this case, the same operation and effect as those of the above-described embodiment can be obtained, and the wristwatch can be used. This eliminates the need for a separate arm band and simplifies the configuration.

The wearing body is not limited to the wristband 5 or the wristwatch 35, but can be worn on a part of the body of the user A, such as a small box-shaped member that can be stored in a pocket. I just want it.

In the present embodiment, the bell 15 is used as a sound source. However, for example, a buzzer may be used, and any device that generates a notification sound may be used.

Further, the receiver 27 and the vibrator 29 may be arranged inside the wristband 5 or may be built in the wristband 5.

[0037]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since a tactile stimulus is given by the vibrating body, only a specific person wearing the vibrating body can sense and wake up. Also, since the table clock is larger than the wristwatch, the operation of setting the set time can be easily performed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the same effects as those of the first aspect of the invention are provided, and the stimulus is given stepwise by the tactile stimulation by the vibration and the auditory stimulation by the notification sound. So that certain people can be surely awakened.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the same effects as those of the first or second aspect of the invention can be obtained, and the body can be easily worn by using an arm band as the wearing body.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the same effects as those of the first or second aspect of the invention can be obtained, and since a wristwatch is used as the mounting body, there is no need to prepare a separate mounting body. Is easy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a wake-up device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an arm band.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing control of the alarm device.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of control by the control means.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a wristwatch according to a modification.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Alarm device 3 Alarm clock (table clock) 5 Arm band (wearing body) 15 Bell (sound source) 17 Sound source switch 19 Transmitter 21 Timer 27 Receiver 29 Vibrator (vibrating body) 31 Stop switch 35 Watch (wearing body)

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. An alarm device comprising: a wearing body to be worn on a part of a body; and a table clock provided separately from the wearing body and having a transmitter for transmitting a signal at a set time, wherein the wearing body comprises: An alarm device, comprising: a receiver for receiving a signal from a transmitter; and a vibrator, wherein the vibrator vibrates when the receiver receives a signal from the transmitter. 2. The clock according to claim 1, wherein the clock includes a timer for measuring an elapsed time from a set time, a sound source for generating a notification sound, and a sound source switch for activating and stopping the sound source. Equipped with a stop switch to stop vibration,
After the vibration of the vibrating body is stopped by the operation of the stop switch, when the sound source switch is not turned off and the timer measures a predetermined elapsed time from the set time, the sound source of the watch generates a notification sound. The wake-up device according to claim 1, wherein 3. The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the wearing body is a band worn on an arm. 4. The alarm device according to claim 1, wherein the mounting body is a wristwatch.